Fluorescent non-toxic bait as a new method for black rat (Rattus rattus) monitoring
The detection of synathropic rodents may be difficult since they are animals with nocturnal activity. Methods of their detection and monitoring rely mostly on indirect signs of their activity such as the presence of faeces, urine, consumed foods and damaged materials. Our experimental hypothesis was...
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ftopenagrarojs:oai:jki:article/1299 2023-05-15T18:04:45+02:00 Fluorescent non-toxic bait as a new method for black rat (Rattus rattus) monitoring Aulický, R. Fraňková, M. Rödl, P. Eliášová, B. Frynta, D. Stejskal, V. 2010-09-20 application/pdf https://ojs.openagrar.de/index.php/JKA/article/view/1299 https://doi.org/10.5073/jka.2010.425.167.111 deu ger Julius-Kühn-Archiv https://ojs.openagrar.de/index.php/JKA/article/view/1299/1344 https://ojs.openagrar.de/index.php/JKA/article/view/1299 doi:10.5073/jka.2010.425.167.111 Julius-Kühn-Archiv; Nr. 425 (2010): Proceedings of the 10th International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection; S. 950 Julius-Kühn-Archiv; No. 425 (2010): Proceedings of the 10th International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection; S. 950 2199-921X 1868-9892 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2010 ftopenagrarojs https://doi.org/10.5073/jka.2010.425.167.111 2023-04-07T14:47:03Z The detection of synathropic rodents may be difficult since they are animals with nocturnal activity. Methods of their detection and monitoring rely mostly on indirect signs of their activity such as the presence of faeces, urine, consumed foods and damaged materials. Our experimental hypothesis was that the production of fluorescent faeces - following consumption of fluorescent bait - may be used for rodent monitoring. For this purpose we studied the production of fluorescent faeces, temporal dynamics and detectability in wild black rat (Rattus rattus). Wild black rats were individually housed in experimental cages with the wire-mesh grid floor and faeces were collected in short-time intervals. The peak of fluorescent activity in faeces was detected 10-20 hours after bait ingestion. We found that there is only relatively short delay between bait consumption and defecation and fluorescent faeces are easily detectable at distance using an ultraviolet hand lamp. Thus, this method can contribute to effective monitoring of rodent pests.Keywords: Rattus rattus, Fluorescent bait, Monitoring, Rodent control Article in Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus JKI Open Journal Systems (Julius Kühn-Institut) |
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The detection of synathropic rodents may be difficult since they are animals with nocturnal activity. Methods of their detection and monitoring rely mostly on indirect signs of their activity such as the presence of faeces, urine, consumed foods and damaged materials. Our experimental hypothesis was that the production of fluorescent faeces - following consumption of fluorescent bait - may be used for rodent monitoring. For this purpose we studied the production of fluorescent faeces, temporal dynamics and detectability in wild black rat (Rattus rattus). Wild black rats were individually housed in experimental cages with the wire-mesh grid floor and faeces were collected in short-time intervals. The peak of fluorescent activity in faeces was detected 10-20 hours after bait ingestion. We found that there is only relatively short delay between bait consumption and defecation and fluorescent faeces are easily detectable at distance using an ultraviolet hand lamp. Thus, this method can contribute to effective monitoring of rodent pests.Keywords: Rattus rattus, Fluorescent bait, Monitoring, Rodent control |
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Aulický, R. Fraňková, M. Rödl, P. Eliášová, B. Frynta, D. Stejskal, V. Fluorescent non-toxic bait as a new method for black rat (Rattus rattus) monitoring |
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Aulický, R. Fraňková, M. Rödl, P. Eliášová, B. Frynta, D. Stejskal, V. |
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Aulický, R. |
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Fluorescent non-toxic bait as a new method for black rat (Rattus rattus) monitoring |
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Fluorescent non-toxic bait as a new method for black rat (Rattus rattus) monitoring |
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Fluorescent non-toxic bait as a new method for black rat (Rattus rattus) monitoring |
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Fluorescent non-toxic bait as a new method for black rat (Rattus rattus) monitoring |
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Fluorescent non-toxic bait as a new method for black rat (Rattus rattus) monitoring |
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fluorescent non-toxic bait as a new method for black rat (rattus rattus) monitoring |
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2010 |
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https://ojs.openagrar.de/index.php/JKA/article/view/1299 https://doi.org/10.5073/jka.2010.425.167.111 |
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Julius-Kühn-Archiv; Nr. 425 (2010): Proceedings of the 10th International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection; S. 950 Julius-Kühn-Archiv; No. 425 (2010): Proceedings of the 10th International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection; S. 950 2199-921X 1868-9892 |
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